Shun Kawakami + artless Inc. | "Control Bear: 10 Art-T Project" Exhibition
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February 18, 2015

Shun Kawakami + artless Inc. | "Control Bear: 10 Art-T Project" Exhibition


shun kawakami + artless Inc.


Ten T-shirts Born from a Chemical Reaction with Ten Artists


“Control Bear: 10 Art-T Project” Exhibition Held



The “control bear:balloon art” pictured above is a large, three-meter-tall balloon art piece. This balloon is an installation art piece that spontaneously appears at gift shows and exhibition venues around the world. The boundless creativity of emerging artists active on the global stage expands the new possibilities of the character “CONTROL BEAR,” which embodies black humor.

Text by KAJII Makoto (OPENERS)






An Exhibition to Experience the World of Control Bear in Reality



In 2012, the project “CONTROL BEAR: ART PROJECT” was newly launched with “artless Inc.,” led by Shun Kawakami, involved in the brand design. The first exhibition of this project will be held from Wednesday, September 5th to Sunday, September 30th, at the gallery “graph harajuku gallery” within the graniph Harajuku store.

Graphic T-shirts, printed with works by ten emerging art directors, designers, photographers, and musicians who have expressed their unique perspectives and worldviews on the theme of Control Bear, will be exhibited and sold. The T-shirts are ¥2,625 each and available in sizes SS, S, M, and L. They will be sold at all 74 graniph stores and online and mobile stores. Additionally, a three-meter-tall Control Bear balloon art piece will be exhibited alongside the ten T-shirts at the venue.

Furthermore, on Saturday, September 8th, and Sunday, September 9th, various related Control Bear merchandise will be exhibited at SUNDAY ISSUE in Shibuya, allowing visitors to experience the world of Control Bear firsthand.



Control Bear | artless 02



Brand Design & Art Direction
shun kawakami + artless Inc. (www.artless.co.jp)

Participating Artists
Shun Kawakami (artless)
Masashi Kawamura (Party)
Tadahiro Gunji (POSTHYPHEN)
Yu-ki Sakurai (Metamosphere)
Yuni Yoshida
Yuji Tokuda (canaria)
Masayoshi Kodaira (FRAME)
Nosigner
Ryo Owada
Open Reel Ensemble

“Control Bear: 10 Art-T Project”
Date | September 5 (Wed) - September 30 (Sun), 2012, 11:00 - 19:00
Venue | graniph gallery harajuku
6-12-17 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Diamond Building 1F
Tel. 03-6419-3053
Free Admission
www.controlbear.com

Special Exhibition | SUNDAY ISSUE
Date | September 8 (Sat) - September 9 (Sun), 2012, 12:00 - 19:00
Address | 1-17-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 2F
Tel. 03-3797-1288